Citation

Schaller S. Z. Gerontol. Geriatr. 2008; 41(1): 14-21.

Vernacular Title

Multimodales Erklarungsmodell der Suizidalitat im Alter.

Affiliation

Otto-Selz-Institut für Angewandte Psychologie der Universität Mannheim, Psychologische Ambulanz, 68131 Mannheim, Germany. schaller@osi.uni-mannheim.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00391-008-0518-y

PMID

18286323

Abstract

General theories of suicidology are insufficient to explain the overproportional rate of suicidal behaviour in the elderly. The proposed transactional model represents a bio-psycho-social foundation of suicidal behavior in the elderly. The reciprocal interactions of biological, somatic, psychological and social factors in old age which may enhance suicidal behavior as a mode of problem-solving behavior are discussed.

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